Are intercalated degrees better?
Editor - In response to the letter “Are
intercalated degrees better?”1
it is important
not to lose sight of the fact that although
consultants may select individuals on the
basis of whether or not they have done a
BSc, the academic benefits of doing a BSc
surely outweigh the preregistration house
officer position, as almost all medical
students do end up getting a job. For all the
years that follow qualification, we will
practise “evidence based medicine.” So I
think that doing a BSc encourages us to read
and critically evaluate papers in order to
determine whether the findings can be used
on a day to day basis, a skill that is not
acquired during our medical training.
Furthermore, the BSc project allows us to do
some research, which is important not only
in future jobs but will also form the core of
future medicine.
Kamran Iqbal, fourth year medical student, St George's Hospital Medical School, London
Email: kamran.iqbal@virgin.net
studentBMJ 2001;09:399-442 November ISSN 0966-6494
- Patel N. Are intercalated degrees better? studentBMJ 2001; 9:393. (October.)
